Posted: Jan 26 2005 at 6:22pm | IP Logged

I assume the nearest nissan dealer in Fort Lauderdale FL. I can't believe this issue is causing you so much stress. Your a strange guy. Am i a liar because i don't own a titan or somthing?

Nate

Posted: Jan 26 2005 at 8:43pm | IP Logged

I think that out of a 100,000 units sold some really crappy rear-ends is normal.

don't forget proud titan owners to change the diff fluid along with the engine oil if your gonna tow stuff

Posted: Jan 26 2005 at 11:00pm | IP Logged

Yea im kinda confused about the whole situation here, i never said the titan had a sh*tty rear end or anything, my uncle is havin problems with his, and i just wanted to know if other people where also. Forums are a great place for this. And i don't doubt at all that out of so many units a hand full are going to have problems, that goes with ANYTHING. Specially i think of first year runs, but i don't think thats such a big problem anymore. I also agree with MIKEY very much, and if your going to buy a truck, it has to atleast take some abuse, it's a truck. The titan is a good truck, and should be able to take anything that any of the other trucks can take as well or better. I personally think that my uncles truck might be one of those in the handful that might have a problem, so we'll see. But, having to let ur work truck/regular vehicle sit at the dealer for close to a month now, and haveing to drive around a mitsubishi lancer base model instead blows ass, specially so soon after he bought it. But like i said i was just lookin for some info, so don't freak out cause of this stuff.

Nate

Posted: Jan 28 2005 at 10:36am | IP Logged

Since I'm a member of the replaced rear end club, I'll weigh in here.

But first....I think you guys need to just ignore jimb's comments.  I think the dude is suffering from some kinda paranoia something-or-another.  You would think that anybody that is so skeptical of stuff that is posted on the internet would just stay off of the internet.  Be that as it may.....

My saga of having my entire rear end replaced is chronicled on this forum.  In a nutshell, with 12K miles on my truck and having towed my 2500 lb boat only 3 times, the rear end starting making a whining sound.  Service writer drove it and said, "Looks like we'll have to replace the rear end just like I had to on my Titan." (her & her husband have a Titan identical to mine).  Further discussion with her revealed that the second rear end that they got for her truck was bad right out of the crate.  And for you naysayers, her husband is a mechanic at the dealership.  She also told me that they have replaced rear ends in over 10 trucks.  I didn't ask how many of those 10 have had rear end troubles again.

It took almost three weeks for my rear end to be replaced, but the dealership was great and gave me a loaded out Altima 3.5 to drive.  I've got approx. 6K miles on my new rear end and have towed my boat only once.  So far, so good.  We'll see.

There is a problem with Titan rear ends - period.  No urban legend.  No trolling/baiting/whatever.  Why no TSB you ask?  Uh, well hello....you gotta know what the fix is before you can issue a TSB.  Nissan doesn't know what the fix is.  That's why they are R&R'ing rear ends with virtually no questions asked.  And the fact that rear end assemblies are incredibly backordered should tell you something too.

What concerns me is that being a mechanical engineer, I know what my design limits are and what my safety factors are.  So if Dana Corp. knew that Nissan intended to rate their trucks at 9500lbs, Dana's rear end design should be capable of at least 10,500lbs before catastrophic failure.  That's basic design engineering.  It speaks a lot when I see a finned aluminum cover on a differential that is unchanged.  First, you don't implement a component like this because it looks cool (no pun intended) due to the incremental cost to the product.  And believe me, the Japanese are incredibly sensitive to anything that drives up the cost of the product.  Second, there's only one reason for adding fins in an application such as this - there's an issue with heat build up and dissipation.  IMHO, someone dropped the ball design-wise.  But hey what do I know?  I'm just a 49 year old engineer who basically baby's his truck.    

Lastly...I'll include this info for jimb:

Christina Adams - service writer, Dan Vaden Nissan, 912-920-5481

Call her and verify if any of what I said or the work they did to Tom Adams' truck (mine) or hers or anyone elses' is "urban lengend".  You've been so condescending and pompus in this thread that it would be a pleasure to shove this up your you-know-what.  Nevermind....even if you did find out all this was true, you wouldn't have the balls to apologize.

Tom

Posted: Jan 28 2005 at 9:22pm | IP Logged

Everyone, please be advised of the rules of the forum. We are all her to enjoy exchanging stories and information about the Titan. Please refrain from any name calling as this can result in removal from the forum.

Let's just be glad we own the best truck on the road!

Thanks,
Cronus

Posted: Jan 29 2005 at 2:17am | IP Logged

I agree!

Please do not direct a negative attack or statement towards another member unless it is a good comment! This goes for all parties involved.

If you have an opinion that is fine, but do not direct it towards a member using their name or any other aspect about them, such as profession, religion, hobby etc;

Let's keep it to the facts and remember again everyone is entitled to their opinion, but personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Posted: Jan 29 2005 at 4:00pm | IP Logged

My humblest apology for the abrasiveness of my post.

However, with all due repsect, I find it almost insulting that a certain member makes jabbing remarks over & over in several forums to several folks and when I dare to take him to task about it, I'm the one who gets slammed.

I undestand and respect the need for decorum, however...where are you moderators when folks like you-know-who antagonize and all but call someone a liar?  I truly hope this isn't a double standard.

I'll shut the hell up now.

Tom